2001
A dual‐specific Glu‐tRNAGln and Asp‐tRNAAsn amidotransferase is involved in decoding glutamine and asparagine codons in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Salazar J, Zúñiga R, Raczniak G, Becker H, Söll D, Orellana O. A dual‐specific Glu‐tRNAGln and Asp‐tRNAAsn amidotransferase is involved in decoding glutamine and asparagine codons in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. FEBS Letters 2001, 500: 129-131. PMID: 11445070, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02600-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperon-like structureGlutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseA. ferrooxidansAsparaginyl-tRNA synthetaseTransamidation pathwayGat genesGlu-tRNAGlnBioleaching of mineralsAsn-tRNAAcidithiobacillus ferrooxidansGln-tRNAAsparagine codonsSynthetase enzymeBacillus subtilisAcidophilic bacteriumEscherichia coliBiochemical analysisAmidotransferaseSynthetaseGenes
1998
Glutamyl-tRNAGln amidotransferase in Deinococcus radiodurans may be confined to asparagine biosynthesis
Curnow A, Tumbula D, Pelaschier J, Min B, Söll D. Glutamyl-tRNAGln amidotransferase in Deinococcus radiodurans may be confined to asparagine biosynthesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 12838-12843. PMID: 9789001, PMCID: PMC23620, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.12838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeinococcus radioduransD. radiodurans genomeRadiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radioduransBiosynthesis of asparagineGlutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseBacterium Deinococcus radioduransPresence of AsnRSAsparaginyl-tRNA synthetaseAspartyl-tRNA synthetaseAsn-tRNAAsparagine biosynthesisAsparaginyl-tRNAGenomic sequencesGln-tRNAAsparagine synthetaseBiochemical experimentsTransamidation activityGlutaminyl-tRNAProtein synthesisSingle enzymeSynthetaseRadioduransBiosynthesisGenes
1996
tRNA-dependent asparagine formation
Curnow A, Ibba M, Söll D. tRNA-dependent asparagine formation. Nature 1996, 382: 589-590. PMID: 8757127, DOI: 10.1038/382589b0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Purification and functional characterization of the Glu-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Jahn D, Kim Y, Ishino Y, Chen M, Söll D. Purification and functional characterization of the Glu-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1990, 265: 8059-8064. PMID: 1970821, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39038-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmmoniaAsparagineAzo CompoundsBinding SitesChlamydomonasElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme ActivationGlutamatesGlutamic AcidGlutamineMagnesiumMolecular WeightNitrogenous Group TransferasesNorleucinePhosphorylationProtein DenaturationRNA, Transfer, Amino AcylSpectrophotometrySubstrate SpecificityTransferasesConceptsChlamydomonas reinhardtiiGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseGlycerol gradient sedimentationSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gelsDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gelsAmide donorSulfate-polyacrylamide gelsGlutamine-dependent reactionGlutamine amidotransferasesPresence of ATPGreen algaeSpecific amidotransferaseFunctional characterizationGlutaminyl-tRNAAmidotransferaseLow glutaminase activityApparent MrGradient sedimentationAlpha 2 structureReinhardtiiEnzymeATPGlutaminase activityStable complexesAmmonia-dependent reaction
1976
The nucleotide sequence of asparagine tRNA from Escherichia coli
Ohashi K, Harada F, Ohashi Z, Nishimura S, Stewart T, Vögeli G, McCutchan T, Söll D. The nucleotide sequence of asparagine tRNA from Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research 1976, 3: 3369-3376. PMID: 794837, PMCID: PMC343181, DOI: 10.1093/nar/3.12.3369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research